Cmdr. Will Toraason assumed command of Patrol Squadron (VP) Five from Cmdr. Joseph Levy on June 2 aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida during a formal change of command ceremony at the VP-5 hangar. Toraason is the 67th commanding officer of the VP-5 Mad Foxes.

Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 “Big Red” held a commissioning and change of command ceremony Oct. 28 at NAS Jacksonville Hangar 117. Cmdr. Benjamin Stinespring assumed command of the squadron from Cmdr. Shannon Clark, who was part of the team that stood up VUP-19 on Oct. 1, 2013, and where he served as officer in charge for the next three years.

Clark welcomed guests and said that only one word describes the day – historic.

The VP-45 “Pelicans” held a change of command ceremony April 21 in Hangar 117 on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville where Cmdr. Jason Williamson relieved Cmdr. John Weidner Jr. as commanding officer and Cmdr. Ryan Lilley assumed the duties of executive officer.

On July 16, Capt. Sean Liedman will be relieved by Capt. Anthony Corapi as Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing (CPRW)-11. The ceremony will be held aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville and will feature an address from guest speaker Vice Adm. Bill Moran, chief of naval personnel.